2nd Edition

Drama 3-5 A practical guide to teaching drama to children in the Early Years Foundation Stage

By Debbie Chalmers Copyright 2015
148 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

148 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

148 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Would you like to offer constructive, creative and exciting new dramatic learning experiences to the children in your setting? The importance of using drama to promote active and creative learning in the early years is widely recognised, and this fully updated second edition of Drama 3-5 will guide and inspire practitioners in all settings, allowing them to lead drama with confidence and... Read more

Introduction

1 A good beginning

2 Warming up

3 Building confidence

4 Encouraging social interaction

5 Mime and expression

6 Movement and dance

7 Speech and language

8 Rhythm and singing

9 Taking turns

10 Co-operation and teamwork

11 Ending on a high

12 Performance skills

Examples of plans for drama sessions

Appendix – Practical and legal requirements

Index

Biography

Debbie Chalmers is an early years practitioner, a drama teacher and consultant, and a freelance early years and primary education writer.

"Providing a wide range of accessible, tried and tested activities, with sample session plans, this book is a little gem for using drama with three to five-year-olds to promote active and creative learning." - Martine Horvath, EYE Magazine